San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1887-03-10
- GrorgIn Sccnes.v Etc.
LAunEYs, S. G, Feb. %, 1857.

| EDITOR FREE PRESS IL conld nave
gotten you several subscribers while
in Georgia II / had promised to con-
tinue writing up the contrast between
Texas and that State, but timo with
me was too precious to make the
promise; besides, your better judg'
ment might have deemed them unfit
for public gaze, Ihave just finished
up a round in northeastern and mid
die Georgia, and before 1 leave that
place / would like to make mention
of tie colored race.
1t is indeed the intricate problem
of the South, il considered in the light
they stand in these two States. This
is beyond all doubt q mission field
with stronger demands than even
China, and Southern Methodists could
not do u better thing than to lean a
strong support to Paine Institute.
They have their churches, but are
turned about by every wind Of doc
tine" Whole churches of either de-
nomination are broken up in week,
by some other one coming in. The
whites must do something for this
people.
They work this poor land. They
know, most of them, that tho emanci-
patton act has passed, but they know
no difference between this poverty
and ignorance and that of slavery. If
1 had space I could tell you many
things just here that would bring a
smile to the faces of some of your
readers.
1 spent three days in Penfeld, Ga,
the old scat of Mercer University.
You will remember this is the school
that educated our immortal Richard
Hubbard. 1t is now only small
country village. A few substantial
plain brick buildings mark the former
glory of Mercer, but the work of this
school still goes on, from Georgia
even to Japan. Here on these red
hills ran the poor barefoot boy who
was destined to be Senator, Governor
and Minister to foreign countries.
With Georgia brain, culture and the
fine soil and climate of Texas, we are
not surprised to see such a mighty
man of valor as our Richard. The
Georgians are proud of him; so are
we. My next visit was to Sparta,
Ga Here, in the language of Poe,
is seen "many quaint and curious vol
umes of forgotten lore" I spent an
hour in the old cemetery of Sparta.
Took many notes of old tombs, which
were of interest to me. Here lie the
remains of our beloved Bishop Pierce.
But please say to the Methodist lad
les of Texas that not monument
marks the last resting place of this
illustrious man. Ono or two generals
of revolutionary fame are here and
many soldiers of the same war. Here
also Numbered on the origin and
growth of another Texas man-"The
Honorable Wells Thompson" Wells
doesn't have the name of being very
industrious boy, like Dick, but is
spoken Of as boy of strong talent
and will power. They say he was
never known to give up a scheme he
once cherished, and the Georgians
fully believe he will go to Congress
in spite of Moore and all Texas The
old mems eyes beamed with express
sions ofjoy when [ told them Thomp-
son was power III our State politics.
cant say much of S. G. this time. L
will be in this State few days. On
the Augusta Il Knoxville r. r.; Wis
tied Comack, Greenwood and Lau-
rens, and will go today to Spartan
burg, the OLD home of our sweet Miss
Poole, of San Marcos. Blessed mem
,rics of dear old San Marcos. | eX-
pect to see you all next month some
wiser and twenty pounds heavier.
Send my paper to Stephens, Ga.
J. A. THOMAS.